Gallauns

On the bog-covered S spur of Carrigariark at the E end of the Shehy mountain. This row of four stones is aligned NE-SW, and 8.2m in overall length. The NE stone is 0.8m L, 0.5m T and 1.3m H. The second stone, 2.55m to the SW, is 0.65m L, 0.4m T and 1.25m H. The third stone, 1.2m further to the SW, is 1.1m L, 0.3m T and 1.6m H. The SW and tallest stone, 1.2m from the last, is 0.8m L, 0.65m T and 2.8m H. There is a fifth stone lying to the N of the second stone; it measures 2.45m by 0.7m and is 0.3m T. It is not clear if this formed part of the row. There is a group of stones, partly covered by a fence, 6m to the SW. (Ó Nualláin 1988,235, no.35). This is a National Monument in State Care (no. 374) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. See attached photographs: CO093-043----_01: Stone row from NW CO093-043----_02: Stone row from E, with fifth stone lying behind the second stone CO093-043----_03: Stone from S CO093-043----_04: Stone row from N Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Likely dating to the Neolithic or Bronze Age, this standing stone row may have had ceremonial or astronomical significance. Such alignments are often associated with ritual activity or marking territorial boundaries in prehistoric landscapes.